Trailing 4-3 in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference playoff series with their cross-state rival on April 22, it looked like the Pittsburgh Penguins might be headed for a Game 7. Then Jake Guentzel took over. The 23-year-old from Nebraska went on a scoring spree that put his name in the history books and lifted Pittsburgh past the Philadelphia Flyers in their … [Read more...]
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Pittsburgh Card Show Makes Debut at New Location
The popular annual card show in the Pittsburgh area was held this past weekend. As usual, a large collection of autograph signers was supplemented by a room full of dealers offering both vintage and modern cards and memorabilia. The card show was previously held on the campus of Robert Morris University located just outside of Pittsburgh. However, replacement of the former … [Read more...]
1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Box–Still Sealed–Coming to Auction
Unopened boxes of 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee hockey don’t come to market very often. Those that still have the rudimentary but familiar piece of the company’s signature tape over the front lid are virtually non-existent. You knew there was a “but” coming, didn’t you? Collectors who’ve been searching for the whitest of vintage hockey wax white whales can stop looking. … [Read more...]
Notes: Jeter Rookie Sells for Big Price; Manning Memorabilia Suit Settled; Cobb Museum Card, Coin
One of the 22 PSA 10 1993 Upper Deck SP Derek Jeter foil rookie cards sold for a record price of $99,100 on Wednesday night. The card beat the old mark of $54,576 set early in 2017. Bidding for the card offered by PWCC Auctions soared from $67,500 late in the afternoon to the eventual winning bid. There’s been a new addition to the 1910 Nadja Caramels set. SC … [Read more...]
Notes: Jeter SP Soars; MHCC’s New Auction; Live Case Break Opens Shop
A PSA 10 1993 Upper Deck SP Derek Jeter rookie card is on the auction block and has already set a new record for the grade, sitting at $66,200 with the auction not set to conclude until mid-week. The SP Jeter has become the future Hall of Famer’s most popular—and pricey-- rookie card and ranks is among the most valuable cards of a modern era in high-grade. There … [Read more...]
Don Lever’s Rookie Card – A Hobby Anomaly
Completing the 1972-73 O-Pee-Chee set is a monumental task for even the most savvy and patient of hockey card collectors. The first two series, comprising #1-209, is the easy part - even with cards of the day's biggest stars. Where the real challenge comes in is with the much scarcer third series and there is one card in it that has been quietly selling well above most … [Read more...]
Notes: “The Missus Wants to Burn Them”; Stanton’s 1st Pinstripe Sells; Wagner Goes Poof; Collector Casting Call
North American sports fans don’t have a monopoly on collecting stuff that spills from one room to the next. “The Missus Wants to Burn Them All” screamed the headline in the Daily Mirror of London over the weekend. Their story was on a man who owns hundreds of thousands of football (soccer) programs—so many he’s had to find creative places to store them. From … [Read more...]
Super Hero Hockey Jerseys Are a Marvel for Colorado Collector
Take a trip to the basement of Tom Oltmans’ Littleton, Colorado home, and you might think, for a second, that you’ve been transported to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. The walls of the basement painted to look like dasherboards at an arena; a tribute to the sport appears in every inch of space the eye can see – skates, pucks, signage, and over 100 jerseys, that … [Read more...]
Thousands of Items from Jack Smalling Autograph Collection at Auction
Anyone compiling a list of the most impactful people in the sports collecting hobby would have to include Jack Smalling. A collector of autographs since 1962, the Iowa resident not only amassed a jaw-dropping collection of baseball autographs, he actually wrote the book on where to find some of the players. Now, the best items in his massive storehouse of signatures are … [Read more...]
Notes: Rogers Serving in AR; Wooden Jersey Story; T206 Cobbs, Joe Louis Arena Seat Sale
Arkansas sports memorabilia dealer and photo archivist John Rogers, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud last December, is serving his prison sentence not far from home. Rogers is housed at the low security federal correctional institution in Forrest City, AR. He won’t be eligible for release until April of 2028. Federal prosecutors say the 45-year-old … [Read more...]
